Volunteering

There are many ways to volunteer with Banff Elementary School.

In the Classroom

If you would like to spend time helping in your child’s classroom, speak directly to the teacher.

School Council

Involvement in School Council is a meaningful, hands-on way to have a direct, positive impact on your child’s educational experience. We invite everyone to have a voice. We encourage parents to be involved by popping to help in your child’s classroom, volunteering to help on field trips, volunteering to help as a Mountain Reader, Nature Explorer parent, or Lunch Day helper.We welcome all parents to join our Council meetings to learn, observe, and have a voice. Whether you can come for one meeting, or every meeting, for 30 minutes or the full hour and a half, your involvement is welcome.

Events Working Group Members

School Council plans family events throughout the school year. These have included Movie Nights and the Family Carnival & Dance in the past. We are looking for 3 to 4 new volunteers to form an Event Working Group to assess, brainstorm and plan for these events, and possibly others that have either a fun community purpose, or a fundraising purpose.
Email banffschoolcouncil@gmail.com if you are interested.

Storyteller

So many amazing stories happen at BES every day. Our teachers and students live the stories, and we are looking for a storyteller to help us share the stories with parents and the community. This volunteer(s) would take photos and videos from class activities, outdoor excursions, school events, field trips and create small vignettes for e-distribution through our website, facebook page, and email communications.
Email banffschoolcouncil@gmail.com if you are interested.

Would the storyteller have to attend all the events and activities?
That would be amazing, but often teachers and parent chaperones will take photos and video and it can be made available to the storyteller.
How much time is required?
As much a storyteller could offer. We have a lot of stories to share!
Are you looking for perfect, professional grade work?
NO! We are just looking to piece together scenes of the great work and fun we have and share it out. Sharing the story is more important than perfecting the digital resolution of each photo.

Lunch Days Helpers

The perfect way to have a presence in the school, without requiring a lot of time. Tuesdays and Thursdays we require volunteers for 30 minutes to help distribute Lunch Days to kids. Sign up for one day a week, one day a month, or one day all year!

Visit Lunch Days for more information or email kelsiefodor@hotmail.com

Mountain Readers

One hour, one time per week can be the most rewarding way to give your time. Help BES students become amazing readers by reading out loud with students in a one on one setting.

Nature Explorers

If you want to spend your time with kids but prefer to be outdoors, volunteer a morning, afternoon, or full day as a parent chaperone on a Nature Explorers field trip. Learn about our Park, and see BES students learning to become Naturalists and Banff National Park ambassadors!
Please click hereto sign up.